Category Archives: Off-topic

This is the same poem as last year, but a different design (and like last year, this is recycled from about 10 years ago). Have wonderful day!

I hope you all will allow me the small indulgence of bragging on an exhibition near and dear to my heart! The Harry Ransom Center on the University of Texas campus (my alma mater and current employer) has put on … Continue reading →

Oliver Cromwell, that is. From The Daily Mail: well’s instructions were followed to the letter. This death mask shows the puritanical Lord Protector of England in all his grizzled, lumpy glory. There has been no attempt to conceal the growth … Continue reading →

We still have 5 hours to go here in Texas, but most of the world has already started 2009. Here’s hoping for a good year to come!

It’s later than our period, but I have to agree with Kathy (who sent this in) that it is fascinating. From The Daily Mail: It has been sung at carol services across the country but a centuries-old secret political code … Continue reading →

10 years ago when I first started the TudorTalk email list, my very first subscriber was Amanda Grayson. The funny part is with potential subscribers from across the planet, the first one lived just a few miles away from me! … Continue reading →

I would like to wish all my fellow Americans a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a chance to spend it with family and friends. I would also like to give thanks to all of you who read the site … Continue reading →

I was tagged by Miland Brown of World History Blog to give 8 random facts about myself and to tag 8 others. Unfortunately, I’m about to leave for the observatory for work and I’m not going to have time to … Continue reading →

Not at all Tudor related, but I was heartbroken to see the fire on the Cutty Sark this morning. The good news is that about 50% of the ship was away for restoration. The bad news is that right now … Continue reading →

This has nothing to do with the Tudors, but it is something that I wanted to get the word out about to keep others from getting stuck with fraudulent charges on their credit cards because they weren’t caught quickly enough… … Continue reading →

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

As some of you know by now, I live in Texas and yes, we have a big hurricane aiming towards us. I’ve already gotten a couple of emails, and I just wanted to let everyone know that I appreciate them … Continue reading →

The link above goes to the Red Cross Part of the reason I’ve been slow in posting updates this week was that I’ve been trying to keep up with the unfolding tragedy going on in my neighboring states in the … Continue reading →